Aircraft propellers are primarily categorized into fixed-pitch, which have a static blade angle, and variable-pitch types, allowing the blade angle to change for optimized performance. Variable-pitch ...

Hartzell Propellers received the first-ever FAA Part 35 type certification for a propeller specifically designed for electric and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft. Developed in collaboration with ...

When one thinks of the average airplane, odds are that propellers are part of that mental image. They've been a crucial component of airplane construction from the moment air travel found its footing ...

We live in an age of military jet engines and have since the tail end of World War II. For the most part, the majority of commercial and military aircraft are powered by jet engines, but some planes ...

The first part of the series covered the formation of the Hamilton Standard Propeller Company as part of United Aircraft and Transport Corporation (UATC). UATC was an ambitious attempt to achieve ...

Electrification is seen as having an important role to play in the fossil-free aviation of tomorrow. But electric aviation is battling a trade-off dilemma: the more energy-efficient an electric ...

When you picture a propeller-driven aircraft, you probably imagine a single engine plane with the propeller spinning at the front. There's a good reason for that, as the front-facing design has proven ...

Product: Piedmont Propulsion Systems has been providing propeller MRO to commercial, regional, military, corporate and general aviation customers for more than 70 years. Certified by the FAA and ...

Collins Aerospace says the eight-blade NP2000 composite propellers on the Lockheed Martin C-130H enable more traction for a given propeller diameter. Credit: Collins Aerospace Propeller manufacturers ...

These strangely-shaped twisted-loop propellers look like a revolutionary (sorry) advance for the aviation and marine sectors. Radically quieter than traditional propellers in both air and water, ...